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Emily and Bridget

Emily and her little friend Bridget had a real nice time today! They colored a while play with the kitchen set, and had a high ole' time!! Bridget does NOT like to have her hair done! When she found out that she could look like Emily she wanted it done!

Emily's new 'House Coat'.

Emily loves to steal my things. The latest, is my robe. You should have seen her in it!! She puts it on, then wants me to roll the sleeves up and she stumbles around in it. I think it is at least Twice as long as she is. (It comes to the floor on me!) The other day I got a 'Bright' idea. I had a snap down robe, that I don't wear that often, why couldn't I just alter that one, and it could be her "Big Girl" robe, just like mommy's?
I tried it and it worked. She loves it, she wants to wear it to bed every night, and would wear it all day long too, if I'd let her!!

Quilts

Here's a couple of quilts that I've been working on!! The one on the floor, I now have done!! All I had to do to it was bind it. It was David's bosses wife's. The one in the frame is the one I'm working on now!! I can't wait to get it done. It is the 'Lone Star' pattern. I'm hoping to be done with it by the end of the week. I'm sure you can tell, this frame about takes up my WHOLE living room. I'll be glad to have it down again for a little while, before I put the next "BIG" quilt 'in'.

Ms. Em's new apron!

My mom sent some material for me to make Emily an apron a while back. Well..... a few months later, I found the bag of material and decided that I'd better go ahead and make it!
Result??? Emily loved it. She loves to help cook in the kitchen, unload the dishwasher, set the table etc... She's definitely Mommy's little Helper!!

Well, I don't have any pictures today. Things have been pretty busy around here! The boys really like school this year, and it has been going pretty well there. the other day Emily and I were sitting at the table, and here is the course of our conversation. I said, " Emily do you like staying home with mommy?" She answers giving me a BIG hug, " Yes, I love being at home with my mommy." So I decided to remind here that next year she was going to school (Kindergarten) with the boys. With a roll of her eyes, and looking our the window, she responded....."Don't even talk about it! MY daddy, DOESN'T WANT ME to go to school!!!!" HaHaHaHa!!!!! Weeeeellllllllll, I said, "It doesn't matter whether He wants you to go or not, you'll be starting school next year."
She is always talking about getting to ride the BIG yellow bus with the boys, and being in the same school, she always seemed excited before, I don't know what was in her that day! She seemed a little bit bored for the first few day of them going back to school. Now, though I think she likes getting all of the extra attention she gets when the boys are gone.

About my quilts!!

As I mentioned in one of my past blogs, I'm getting into quilting!! I love to create them and quilt them. My latest was a Jean, John Deere Tractor Quilt. It can be either a wall hanging or will fit, a baby bed. You talk about a cute turn out. I used the rag style. A sewing store up town was so impressed with them they want me to start making some for their store. They said they could sell them for me and want me to make 15 or more up before the Fall festival in October. I'm really excited, and hope this could be the beginning of something. While I was in the store another lady came in and put an order in for a queen size 'cat' quilt. Word is really getting around. I've got three more quilt tops (1 king and 2 queen size) for another person to quilt. A king size Dutch doll quilt top to quilt, and order for two Book style baby quilts to make for another person. So needless to say I think I'll be busy for a little while!

Caleb's 1st day of school!!

Well, the 1st day of 2nd grade is here for Caleb, we walked into Ms. Renee' Paragin's room and found his desk. We saw a couple of the neighborhood's girls were in his class, so I thougth surely things would go easier. But Caleb's has quickly noticed that his best friend from last year ( Luis) was not in his class this year, and was very sad about that. Then to top it off he was really missing last years teacher, Mr. Nate. (he thought the world was hung by him!!) I was dreading the departure scene. To make matters worse, Matthew wasn't across the hall from his class this year. Last year Caleb's class was the only 1sr grade class on the third grade hall. Needless to say Caleb was feeling rather alone,and a little nervous, not sure if he really wants to go back to school. I could hardly bear the BIG brown eyes looking back at me begging me NOT to leave him.....
As you know, he DID survive his first day, and by the second he came home telling me about a new friend he made!!

Matthew's 1st day!!

Matthew in his room on the first day of school. Hie s putting his backpack in his locker and seems excited.... but a little nervous....

First day of school for my boys!!

Matthew and Caleb had their first day of school for the year this past Wednesday, at Albany Elementary. Matthew is going into 4th grade and Caleb 2nd grade! It is hard to believe that another school year is started, the summer's gone by sooooo fast!

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Nana is here!!!

Yep!! You guessed it!! Nana came up to visit!! The kids and I had a nice time with her! Of course she's my momma, and I'm a little partial to her coming to our house! I miss her when she's gone!!